A crane arrived just the other day
They tore up the road in the usual way
Now there are detour signs, and stripes to spray
And clouds of dust, where they toil away
And they were paving fore I knew it, a new way through
I said, "I'm gonna drive here too, man"
"I'm gonna drive here, too"

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And the CAT's got some gravel in a great big spoon
There's barricades up, and it looks like the moon
When will it be done, guys
"We can't say when,
But you'll get to drive here then, man
You know you'll get to drive here, then"

I counted ten just the other day-
Signs said, this road is closed you can't go this way
That's the way you must go, I said "not today"
Beam me up, Scotty, and I'll fly away
And then I turned away in the dust and the din
I said, "At least I'm not hemmed in, man
At least, I'm not hemmed in"

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Well I drove on the highway just the other day
So much construction I just had to say
"So this is the place where my tax dollars go?
Where the tar is hot and the asphalt glows
What I really need to do is to toss out my car keys
See ya later, can I walk home, please?"

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They fixed up the road and they went away
They started up once again today
I said, "I see you got more tax funds to spend"
They said, "we'll tear it all up and we'll fix it again
You see, they won't give new dollars if the old ones ain't used
And it's sure fun hassling you, friend
It's been sure fun hassling you"

And as I slowed to a crawl, and my fists got tight
I said something's sure not right here, something's sure not right

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